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Phil adelphia Papers to the Ist of January, and Letter s t o t h e s ! h , ar r i ve d this morning. (Prom the Philadelphia Gazette of the 34th of Der.) GAINF.s has arrived at Fort 1-I,swkins. i "in g left Fort Scott the sth inst..; the object the frontier at the present moment, was I) f r4b4 bly to haste n th e mo v emen t o f th e troops I t°lll this State, who took up the line of march at ,!) Q 'clock on S un d ay ; success to theist. - Pre -711413 to, th e i r d eparture , a comp li mentary Ge -"ral Order was issued and read to .them. We i 1114erstand that Gen. GAINES contemplates visiting 11.1 '' at Point Petre before he returns to the Z ian Nation. If so, should presume that f -"S cott was not only secure against an attack ~r 6in the Savages, but that offensive operations (w n : " C ease on our part till he rejoins the army t „ l .4ic h will be as soon as the Militia arrives), - ' Ntr he will put an end to the little' war in that %rtes., (From the same Paper) hiPo RTANT.—We learn from a correct source (s :Y s The New York Gazette), that all proceedings 'Government relative to the Floridas ate for the present suspended, in consequence, it is believed, . 1 . orders received by th e .Spanish Minister from 411 Government. ° lfice of the New York Gazette, Dec. 2S—Noon. ship Indus arrived yesterday on her ma ltBr(l-hound passage (10th . March), touched at t he Island of Tristan de Cunha, where she found the Brit ish Flag flying, and a number of troops f :9111 t he Cape of Good Hope ; they were fortify the pl ac e, and had erected a number of brick Ilit lings with bricks of their own manufacture. (I,:on t ay Philadelphia Journal of Dec. 30.) IT SE OF REPREENTATIVES, WEDNESDAY, DEc. 4. St)4 VIVING REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS.—The Ir PrOVldilig for certain surviving Officers and ')lli ers of the Revolutionary - Army was read a inir4 ~ o tion was made by Mr. LOWNDES to re . ii nitiriti t the Bill to a Committee of the whole t! ) 444, With instructions to limit the benefits of t el 't to soldiers who were enlisted for a term o ` 111 "ee years, or for the War, and who did not : ese " ; and to Officers win) continued in the set . - iet ' of the U n it e d States to the c onc l u si on o f th e Iv i n 1783, or were left out of the service in (4iseqtletice of disability, or of some derange -414t of the Army. T he question being stated on thus recommitting -13 i 11 , Mr. EowAun mom' to amend the said "trnctions, by striking out the words " three pl e4 rs," and to ins e rt i n li e n th ero f, " o ne y ear ." li e Question was then taken on the final passage of t he Bill, and decided in the affirmative, without litlivision and the Bill was sent to the Senate for "i'eurrence. ~ rk It COLUMBIA RIVER, AND NORTH WEST 'C'4ll. Op AMERICA.—" An important circum tloce ha s come to our knowledge, which, at any Ilt.ecediug time of (tor history, would have excited "iversal indignation, if national right and the 'li g"itY of the Crown were not instantly and pc -I:thptorily asserted. We learn that the United 9tes ha ve ac , uallv dispatched a frigate round , 1 / 4 ' I ' 4 o the Pacific Ocean, to take possession of the Columbia; a British station, where there 13 a small colony of settlers, with a fort upon *l 'ich the British flag flies. It was originally taken possession of by VANCOUVER, in his MA !BSTY'S time ; and that British American Sub jects have long occupied posts on the heads of the t./14 111bia, and the rivers flowing from the Rocky x 41 ""nlains to the Pacific, is well known ; and .(114 t they bad, previously to the discoveries of ' 4 "sts Lewis and CLARKE (particularly by the 'lpedition of Sir ALEXANDER INPKENziE), ex :Pi:ire(' the whole country, butt they had made no qtablishment on the coast till 1813. In that year, Flevions to the arrival of the Racoon, their traders 1 ""rn th e interior made an arrangement with some ,(l'izens of the United States, who had established : ; ler nselves at the mouth of the C o l um bi a , by w hi c h l eY pur c h ase d their goods and post,and were found possession by Capt. BLACK, of the Racoon, who h o • cin declared his MAJESTY'S title to the settle !i4ent by the right of original discovery, and on !Itis repeated the solemnities before made use of by VA Nclouvett, and the other British Navigators Ilho had visited the spot. This is, in fact, a re vival of the Nootka' Sound question, the claim - 111 ftde by the United Statt:s arising solely from the purchase of Louisiana from Spain, and which by their construction would put an end to 4111 projected expedition to the North Pole, since, it discovered, they would elAiin possession of the whole tit it ! . '—(llorning Chronicle) It the above account be correct—and which we are ittfortned is really well-founded—it affords another proof of the anti-pacific disposition or th e Government of the 'Joked States rowa►ds Great Britain, notwithstandiog our relinquish ment of the great Western Frontier to them, and the abandonment of our friends and allies, the Indians holdering on the States, underthe Treaty of Ghent. What course will be pursued on this occasion we know not ; but we think the digni fied conduct observed ou the question of Nootka Sound should he followed, and the Rights of the Country upheld ; though, fro►tl the surtender of the Islands in Passamaquoddy Bay, without re striction, and the relinquishment of the real Boundary of New Brunswick to the United States—there is little reason to apprehend that this additional aggression on the part of die Ame ricans will awaken the Ministry to a correct view of the British Interests on that Continent. The present extent of the American Navy, the increasing Military Force of the country, and ex tension of their fortifications, eke. in every part of the Union, further indicate the hostile and ambi tious designs of that Government ; and if any thing were wanting to confirm our view of the President's Speech at the opening of Congress, it will be found in his recent Message on the army and fortifications. .Indeed, we everywhere find a concurrence in our ideas of the vie►cs.of the American Government; and therefore hope the Bri tish Ministers will no longer. he indifferent to the importance of the continuance of our connexion with the Continent of Ametica, not only as it regards our trade, manufactures, and naviga tion, but our national welfare and independ ence ; for, should England ever be humiliated, it will either be on that Continent, or by that Power on the Seas. The immorral NELSON ex pressed thii opinion, and in quarters where it cannot fail to be remembered. If the British Inhabitants on the American Con tinent are not to be protected, hut be left to 'he Chapter of Accidents for defence, it will be much more dignified in the Mother Country explicitly to state her intentions towards them, and not to leave them to struggle for existence with a nation whose subjects will never forget the conduct adopted in former wars by'our loyal Countrymen in British North America towards them. And should the United States possess themselves of the WHOLE of that Continent, we must soon niake our minds up to the loss of the British West Indies. That this idea is nut chimerical or new, we need only refer to RAYNAL, TALLEYRANO, and other modern writers on the _United - States—and it should seem, that notwithstanding all our know ledge and experience on this subject, awl of the American Character, a wayward policy is still pursued, equally injurious to the Mother Country and its dependencies in that hemi sphere. if a doubt were entertained that the Americans have any right to the Columbia Ri ver, or any part of the North• west Coast of that Continent, we could refer the Public to many an cient and modern authorities, to skew there is not a shadow of pretence for it—but for the present we content ourselves by : recommending to their attention Baron HUMBOLDT'S recent work on that Continent, in which they will find this claim of the Americans controverted and denied. COURT MOURNING TERMINATED --This iS the last, day of the Court Mourning for the 'lamented Princess CHARLOTTE.—To-morrow (being the completion or three months) the Court goes en tirely out of mourning.. BRIGHTON, JAN. 29 —This afternoon Prince ESTERHAZY, accompanied by Prince H ESSE 110M BERG, arrived at the Pavilion. The Right Hon. Lord STewART took his farewell leave of the PRINCE REGENT previously to his departure for Vienna. A letter from Hanover, dated January 13, says, " The Duke of CAMBRIDGE will return to Cassel at the latter end of this week. The marriage is said to be fixed for the. 241111 of February. Their Highnesses will afterwards go to England to pass the summer. Miss de HEDAMANN, daughter of the late General of that name, is one of the Ladies of Honour of the Princess." A letter from Dover, dated Jan. 29, says— " His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON arrived here this day at two o'clock, from London, and embarked in the Lord Duncan packet, Captain HAMILTON, at three P. Di. for Calais." According to an article from Vienna, the son of BOONAPARTE is to be his highness the Duke of and is to take rank after the Princes of ti►e Imperial Family. _Yesterday the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER had a consultation with the Earl of LIVERPOOL, at Fife [louse, for upwards of four hours, from eleven o'clock till past three. The SPEAKER of the House of Commons gives his first public entertainment to-morrow, at his residence, Palace-yard. The Chapel Royal. St. James's Palace, will open to-morrow for Divine Service, after having been shot up for .six months, to be repaired and new beautified. POETRY. THE TEMPLE EVENING. wizirON tx 1780. Last night, as with wy friend I sate, Iklethought I eafd no more tor Fart►: Than Fate might care for me: In gaiety, and easy chat,' We sniil'►l at CJiiv, and at that With hearts brimfull oNtee. Chearly the moments (tatted away, 'Till twilight op'd the dawn of day, Yet free from Care's dun pow'r, We heeded not the Watclnan's knock, Nur asli'd one• spirits ",What's Nor marli'd the t alga r hol es •. But Prudence whi,per'd we must part, Though bright each eye, alive each heart, Fur all was well with/it; Yet parting ctieck'd our present bliss, We both shod hands, and jaiii'd in this— That " Daylight prov'd a Sin." l, Bury St. Edmund's. W. S. "'Tis only Daylight that makes Sin."—Coat us. '",* The Author of this ,10471nt effusion of fancy, festivity, and, friendship, had lung afforded high gratification to the Public by his talents in a professional province; arid, we are persuaded, that if he could be induced to collect his literary productions, and give them to the world, lie would leave be hint him an honourable memorial of his poetical genius, clas sical taste, social and liberal spirit. LONDON FASHIONS. EVENING DB ESS.—A froels cemposed of British net, and worn over a white satin ; the body, which is somewhat in the Spanish style, is edicd the coi-sage is Infante , it is composed of an interhixture of white satin and British net, and ornamented with pearls. A row of points, composed of satin and net, finishes the waist, which is very shout. The sleeve, which is very short, is slashed ; the Slashes ate filled with net, and edged with pearl ; and the Inittom of the sleeve, as well as the bust, is ornamented by a full quilling of blond. The' skirt is• moderately long, and more than usually full; it is finished by the most novel and tasteful trimming which we have seen for some time. , This-trimming, composed of blue satin, chenille, and British net, forms a chain of hearts, the effect of' which is at once singular and elegant ; it is surnrounted by a light embroidery of /tears de in blue silk.—Head-dress la toque d' Urleans : it is com posed of an intermixture of soft white satin and British net • it is made a moderate height, and ornamented with a plinne of heron's feathers. • The hair is disposed in a few light curls at each side, and the forehead is entirely bare. Neck lace and ear-rings diamond. NVllite satin shoes, and white kid gloves. Spangled crape fan. . . WALKING linEss.—A lawn-coloured • pesplin round dress : the body is of ,a.three•quarter height ; it is cut byas, and has no seam, except under the arm. The back is narrower than last month ; the - fronts just meet, but do nut cross ; 'the sleeve is long, rather louse, and confined aitoss the wrist by a satin piping disposed in waves they are about two inches in length, and are finished by a small silk tuft at the end of ' each wave. The bust is trimmed to correspowd, and the skirt is finished touts(' the buttons by three rows.uf satin pipings, which form a deep wave, and which are also finished by tufts.—Ov4r this dress is worn a pelisse composed of fine fawn-coloured cloth, and lined with white sarsnet. The waist of the pelisse is of d moderate length, the body is tight to the shape, and it . -has a sintill standing collar.— The trimming which goes down the front, and finishes • the bottoms isf the sleeves, is extremely tasteful ; it it an embroidery composed of iiiterniingled blue ribbon and che nille,which has a very striking effect. The sleeve is rather wide, except at the wrist, and is finished by a half sleeve in, the Parisian style; that is to say, very full on the shoulder, and confined across the aria by a row of 'small silk buttons. Head-dress, a bonnet composed of satin to correspond in co lour with the pelisse, lined with white sarsnet, and elegantly ornamented with light clubs-tildes yin straw. The shape of this bonnet is sinaularly becoming; it is trimmed with bloc satin ribbon and ;large plume of leathers.. Limerick gloves, and half-boots composed of fawn-qhmred kid,--dcherniams's Repository, 4.c.) TIIE ORATORIO. This sublime, and, at.the present season, ap propriate, entertainment, commenced last light at Drury-Lane Theatre.. The first act consisted of a selection front .the most favourite compositions of HANDEL'S celebrated work, The MesSiah. The second act gave the whole of The Mount of Olives, a composition highly honourable.to the genius,, science, and feeling of BEETHOVEN. Tile third act was of a miscellaneous description. The principal vocal performers were, .Mrs. SALMON, Miss tiOOOaLL,. and • Miss Coaat (her first ap pearance on the English Stage), BELLAMY, TER RAIL, HAWES, and BRAHAM. The whole was under the .direction. of Sir GEORGE SMART, and therefore scientific correctness, spirit, and Ex pession were naturally to, be expected. Mr. H. SMART led, and the orchestra was amply supplied with the most respectable performers, DitoU'ET accompanied Mrs. SALMON,. in " My Lodging is on the cold Ground," with his own smprisiug varia tions on the flute ; and LINDLEY gave a fine Con cello on the Violoncello. We regret that we have not space to attempt giving a due tribute to the get - weal . excellence of the evening, which was highly applauded by a numerous audience. SPORTING IN I'ELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY, JAN. 30.—00 r First Spring 'Meet ing was attended yesterthy by a very tatimerous field of . Spifftsinen, under the presidency of Sir RO BERT CHAMBRE HILL. The Shrewsbury Yeomanry Cavalry Sweepstakes of sgs. each, with a Parse of 20t.rs. given by the Officers, was run fur by Mr. Wollaston's . Fatima - I I Mr—lones's Minima - - Mr. Matthew's Agincourt - - 3 3 Mr. 'l'. Shaw's Barley Straw - 4 4 Mr. Walford's Rosebud - 5 dis Mr. Cureton's Westbury Lass - 6dis This Race was admirably contested, and afforded a high gratification to the spectators. The North Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry Sweepstakes of sArs. each, with 25gs. given by Lieut.-Colonel Sir John Hill, Bart. Mr. W. Harding's Deceiver - - 1 1 Major E. Hill's Waterloo - - - - 2 2 Sir John Hill's Saxe Cobourg, Mr. Bradbury's Bradburn ; Mr. Charles Matthews's Young Tat; Mr. j.itogers's Schwa ; Mr. A. V. Corbet's br. tn. and Mr. T. H. Sandford's b. g.; were drawn. Few Races have , excited greater interest than the above; and the excellent mining could nut but afford a high treat to thosie Gentlemen of the Furf. Anion;. , the Company at the Races and at the Housewarm ing at the Lion we noticed Sir John, Sir Robert, Sir Francis, and the Reverend Richard Hill—Hon. T. Kenyon, Sir Smythe—Hon. and Rev. R. Hill—J. Mutton, .1. C. Pelham, I'. Broughton, W. Owen, R. Hunt, F. K. Leighton, R. Lys ter, 0. Tudor, J. Sutton, E. Hill, W. Harnage, J. 0. Creeve, J. 'Parker, .1. Beck, W. Clement, W. Huinfireys, T. J. Lloyd, \Vytheu Esqrs. &c. &c. &c. BATIK ARRIVALS, JAN. :AL—Lord Llishop of Bath and Wells, Sir J. Davie, Sir J. Evans, Sir H. and Lady Vivian, Dowager Lady Brownlow, Lady A. Forbes, Lady Glode Honourable Captain and Miss Cost, Cdonel Browne, Colonel Daniel, Colonel Dawson, Lieutenant-Colonel Forzor, Colonel Jones, Colonel Kelso!), Colonel Mactirone, Colonel Pepper, Colonel IV..agate, Major Dicke!), Major Featherstone, Cart. Dighy, Captain Duff, Captain Jones.. • CONVEYANCERS. A Meeting of the respectable Attornies, and Solicitors, residing in London, was convened, and held at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate bill, yesterday, at one o'clock, for the purpose of considering the best in,ans to he pursued for restraining the present improper practice of Co N.. VEYANCING by ignorant ard unqualifie,t persom, and also for amending the present existiig Laws re , pecting Attornies and Solicitors, and putting them tinder sti icier regulations. In the alisence of CHARLES IlicriNre.rt., Esq , who was expected to take the Chair, NATHANIEL AfretrEsuN, Esq. was unanimously called to WI that situation. Alt. r sonic observations, mideby the worthy and re.- spcctab:e Chairman upon. the object of tote Meet ing, several Resolutions were proposed, secon'ded, and agreed to, and among others it was Resolved, tleit Petitions, signed by the Attornies au Soli citors. residing in the Cities of London and Wes.- minster, and their Vicinities, stating the grievances complained of, should he immediately prepared and presewed to both !louses 01? PARLIA?deNI. We have no doubt that the same will be signed by all the respectable Offices in London, and will meet with •the attention and suPport which he subject so deservedly merits. THE LONDON LAW 7io- CIETY, .so well-known throughout the Kingdom for the high respectability of its Members 'Our, none others can be admitted)„:we ninlerstood also to have engaged in the sam.e.lAnda'ile undetf taking ; and it was stated •at the Mee!ing,-thar tt Petition to the House of Comnions,has been lately signed by almost all the - principal respectable Attornies and Solicitors the County of York, and that the same would be presented in the'eonrse of a d.ey or two'. It was also reported that the Attornies in the counties of SfutfOrd, Devon, Leicester, Worcester, Cornwall, awl Ox tord, and the cities of Bath . , Bristol, and almost every other large town in the kingdom, w-re ac tively engaged in the saute purpose. A further meeting will be held in about 10 days, 'which is expected to be attended by all the prinCipal Soli citors in town. As this • Paper was the FIRST and, until this morning, the . oNey London Journal whiCh had noticed' the innovations in the' letzal profession, it gives us great pleasure to find. that our labours have not been fruitless. '[lie ladle are as 'Much interested in the respectability ot . the Attornies as the Attornies are themselves, and we sincerely congratulate them upon the measures wicv adopting, and have no doubt that they will be ultimately successful. . . We ought not to conclude, without paying a well-merited tribute to Mr. ANDERTON, who, feeling for the honour of hiS profession, the hue-. rests of the public, and the security of property, instituted this laudable inquiry into a serious evil, and has so strenuously endeavoured to acconiplish, an object which will be. productive of the most beneficial consequences, under the sanction of the , . Legislature. • UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 30.—The.Rev. J..T. Liwes, of Nlarlborough, bas been presentcd by J. Evelyn, Esq. to the Rectory of Abioger, Surrey, vo , d by the death of Dr. Jeokin, late Prebendary of Win chester. b e Rev. Jos. Algar, A.M. Rector of Frome, has been presented to th d y Rectory or Dona tive ofOrchardleigh, by T. 3. Champneys, Esq.;— and the Rev. Robert M. Austin, to the Rectory of Rowlston, ali is Rolston, Wilts, vacant by the cession 01 Dr. R. Litwrence. DIED On Nlonday last, much lamented, after a long and painful illness, the wife of William Hozier, Esq. at his house iu New man-street.- Oa the 2t;th inst. at his house itt High-street, Josiah Sarney, Esq. i■ the 79th year of his age. At Lucknow, East Indies, Mrs. A. Home. THE ARMY.—On Thursday last five companies of the 80th• Regiment marched from the barraeks in Canterbury to Sheerness, to take the garrison duty there. CURIOUS PIG.--.-The beautiful animal described below Was slaughtered on Monday last, by Mr. Palin, of limnersley, Shropshire :------It mea sured, from the snout to the row of the tail, 6 feet ; girth of the carcase 6 feet ; girth of feet below the hock 6 inches ; 144 inches through the thickest part of the flesh ; and weighed thirty-three scone, besides 32 lb. of rough .fat. This pig weighed only nine score in August last, and was fed on potatoes, with a little barley meal in the last Iwo months. This animal was a cross hewed) the breed of 'Mr. Coke, of Norfolk, and the breed of Mr. Palin, of Kinnersley. All medical Philosophers agree in recommend ing Port Wine as the best antidote to complaints incidental to the variable climate of England; but in the daily quantity they mtich differ; yet the better reasoners seem to advise a Tavern Pint, that is, about One-third of a full Quart. li choli ing upon this portion, the Twelve Pipes now offered for T h ree Blanks in the prescnt Lottery will last a man 49 years and 259 days, and the Purchaser having the power to select it himself, it must be his own fault if the most superior Po t in the Kingdom be not obtained. As the \Vine is exclusive of the three Prizes of 30,0001. or any of the othei Prizes, from the above calculation it appears, that a Purchaser in this Lott cry may gain Wine for life, and Money for ever. BUONAPARTE'S Cuirassiers were formed and armed with weapons to destroy'the independence of nations : Mr. Bistis Cuirassiers are formed and armed with manifestoes to secure the inde . pendenee of every reader, who is inv:ted to pur chase Tickets or Shares of. the Three Prizes of 30,0001. or'of any other part of the 100 ,Capitals in this Lottery ; and as the ten first-drawn Prizes on the 4th of MARCH ninst be all Capitals of 50001. 10001. &c. &c: besides Four Pipes o f N it for the first-drawn Black, Adventurers have now an opportunity to obtain in a single hour, 'Niue for lite, an independence for ever.